Grand Cru villages

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Grand Cru villages are the highest-rated wine-producing communes in France’s Champagne region, renowned for their exceptional terroir and the superior quality of grapes grown there.

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Grand Cru villages canonical 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Champagne vineyard designation
wine classification
appliesTo Champagne production
classificationLevel highest-rated communes in Champagne
comparedWith Autre Cru villages
Premier Cru villages
country France
grapePriceScale 100 percent rating
grapeVarieties Chardonnay
Pinot Meunier
Pinot Noir
historicalUse basis for grape pricing in Champagne
includesVillage Ambonnay
Avize
Avize
surface form: Aÿ

Beaumont-sur-Vesle
Bouzy
Chouilly
Cramant
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Louvois
Mailly-Champagne
Oger
Oiry
Puisieulx
Sillery
Tours-sur-Marne NERFINISHED
Verzenay
Verzy
knownFor exceptional terroir
superior quality grapes
language French term
legalStatus recognized within Champagne AOC framework
literalMeaning great growth villages
locatedIn Champagne wine region
notableUseOnLabels may appear on Champagne labels when grapes are sourced exclusively from Grand Cru communes
numberOfVillages 17
partOf Burgundy wine classification system
surface form: Échelle des Crus system
productTypeAssociated Champagne sparkling wine
qualityPerception top-tier Champagne origins
regionSubdivisions Côte de Sézanne
Côte des Bar
Côte des Blancs
Montagne de Reims
Vallée de la Marne
regulatingBody Comité Champagne
terroirFactors chalk soils
cool continental climate
favorable slope and exposure
usedFor classification of grape-growing villages

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Description of subject: Grand Cru villages are the highest-rated wine-producing communes in France’s Champagne region, renowned for their exceptional terroir and the superior quality of grapes grown there.

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Montagne de Reims viticulturalClassification Grand Cru villages